Revolving holder for winding wool into balls.



G. G. KENT.

REVOLVING HOLDER FOR WINDING WOOL INTO BALLS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. a, 1913.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

? ETE l GEORGE GARE/ATE KENT, OF EAST FINGHLEY, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TOPRACTICAL NOVELTY COMPANY, LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

REVOLVING HOLDER FOR WINDING- WOOL INTO BALLS.

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Application filed November 8, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE GARRATT KENT, a subject of the United Kingdom,residing at East Finchley, in the county of London, England, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Revolving Holders for WindingWool into Balls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to revolving holders for wool and other likematerials, and is particularly designed for use in winding wool intoballs for hand-knitting or other like purposes, and for keeping the ballunder control while knitting, permitting same to unwind automatically asrequired.

In winding wool upon the various forms of holders heretofore in use forhand-knitting purposes it is found that the wool will slip OK the holderwhen the ball has become too large, consequent upon the fact that thereis only one retaining piece, namely the base, the ball being free toslip at the opposite end.

The present invention has for its objects, to obviate this disadvantageand to provide improved means whereby the wool may be more convenientlywound upon the holder.

The device is simple in construction, and adapted to be readily attachedby means of a spring or other clip to the back of a chair, edge of atable, or other similar position; or it may by means of a suitable hookor clip be attached to the waist belt or girdle of the user; and, whendesired, is capable of use with a bracelet, or bangle.

To these ends the invention broadly consists in forming a plate of anysuitable material, or bending wire of any suitable gage, to a form, theoutline of which will consist of three, or more, arms or projectingportions and three, or more, indents, or scallops, whereby a pluralityof arms and indents will be formed, and means combined therewith forsuspending the same.

We attain these objects by the means illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved form ofholder which is shown as constructed of bent wire, but may be in theform of a disk or plate of any suitable material or substance. Fig. 2 isa suitable Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.,

Serial No. 799,857.

form of spring hook or clip with chain and swivel for attachment to theholder. Fig. 3 is a clip or hook and swivel suitable for attachment to awaist belt or girdle. Fig. t shows the improved form of holder when usedwith a bracelet or bangle.

a is the improved holder which is shown formed of bent wire. It consistsof four arms a. a and four indents a it has on one of its arms an eye 6to which is attached a chain 0 having at its free end an enlarged link dfor coupling up to the swivel e secured to the bangle f, or clips 9 andh, or other supporting device; the clip 9 being suitable for attachmentto the back of a chair, edge of a table, or other suitable position,while the clip h is suitable to be worn on the waist belt or girdle ofthe user.

Apparatus of the kind described is of simple construction, it enableswool which is usually sold in hanks to be readily wound into balls forhand-knitting purposes and it permits their use either suspended fromconvenient positions such as the backs of chairs, sides, or edges, oftables, mantle pieces, and the like, or from waist belts, and girdles,or from bracelets, or bangles, worn on the wrist or other convenientpart of the operator.

I claim:

1. In a revolving holder for wool and the like, a holder comprisingthree or more arms, and a like number of indents, said arms and indentsbeing arranged in alternating relation, one of said arms being providedwith means by which said holder may be suspended.

2. In a revolving holder for W001 and the like, a holder comprisingthree or more arms, and a like number of indents, said arms and indentsbeing arranged in alternating relation, one of said arms being providedwith means by which said holder may be suspended, said means comprisinga swivel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE GARRATT KENT.

Witnesses:

MARY E. DANIELLS, JAMEs G. STOKES.

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